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Saturday, March 2, 2013

A Short History of Gangs and Rap Music

It can be said that gangs and rap music are somehow related to
each other because rap music is almost considered akin to gangs and
prison. In fact the first rap track was released by a gang called the
Sugerhill Gang, their track 'Rappers Delight' had hit #36 on the US pop
charts and #2 on the US R&B charts.

The
history of gangs is as old as humans ever existed in towns. It can be
as long as piracy. States authorities generally consider gangs to be
disturbing elements although many gangs see themselves as protectors of
their community and performing a justifiable social service. Rap, on the
other hand is a style of poetic rhyming set to a heavy beat often
including a chorus sung by another performer in the style of traditional
pop, rhythm and blues. It is mainly an American medium of music but in
recent years has boosted onto the world stage and rappers can now be
found in almost every country.

As gangs and rap are related with
each other, they have always struggled in their history and some were
jailed before their performance. There is not a lot of information about
gangs that existed before Roman times in ancient history. Many
historians are of a view that if gangs were a law and order problem in
Rome then older states and empires must be familiar with gangs.

There
was a major boost in the popularity of Rap music in the 80s with the
first gangster rap singles projecting rappers such as Ice-T and Niggas
With Attitude made their way into the positions of famous and well-known
rap performers. There was disagreement over their choice regarding
track names and lyrics. Fuck the Police and Cop Killer were the name of
such songs that added problems.

Although the gruesome
presentations of murders and gangster shootings of rap performers was
not good and it shook the industry but it did nothing to adversely
affect the uptake of rap as a mainstream music style. Artists like
Tupac, Shakur Notorious B.I.G., Big L and Jam Master Jay were all gunned
down in drive-by mafia style murders.

Some people consider rap
music as bad because they are related to gangs. Regardless of this,
there has been growth in rap music. Performers from outside the
traditional base have been encouraged by rap music like Eminem, Lil Kim
and Salt n Pepa. These performers have successfully proved that rap
music is not at all the identity of black males.